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Does my Ford Galaxy have a turbocharger fault?
I pull a large caravan with my 2006 Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI 115ps, within towing regulations. In France on a long hill, not overly steep, there was a big drop in power - it felt like the turbo dropped out. I stopped for 10 minutes, switched off the air conditioning and there was no more issue. On returning home, the same happened again and I could not get above fourth gear. After the ferry journey, all was ok again. The engine felt surprisingly cool. Again, it felt as if turbo dropped out. Is this a problem you have heard of?
Asked on 9 September 2010 by RossG
Answered by
Honest John
The turbo was probably glowing red hot and stopped spinning. Could be an oil feed issue.
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